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I was practically born and raised at 20th Century Fox studio, started to work there selling papers when I was around seven years old, and every summer vacation from school I would work in a various department at the studio. So I was an old-timer when I was 15.
Richard D. Zanuck

Meaning of "old-timer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD-TIMER

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD-TIMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old-Timer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OLD-TIMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Old-timer

Old-timer may refer to: ▪ A veteran ▪ An elderly person ▪ An antique or classic car in Dutch and German as a legal definition ▪ Oldtimers, a group of dragonriders in the fantasy fiction series Dragonriders of Pern ▪ A line of knives manufactured by Imperial Schrade ▪ Oldtimer Grand Prix, a name of two different historic motorsport events ▪ An eggcorn for Alzheimer's ▪ The Oldtimers, a 1974-75 Canadian television series...

Definition of old-timer in the English dictionary

The definition of old-timer in the dictionary is a person who has been in a certain place, occupation, etc, for a long time. Other definition of old-timer is an old man.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD-TIMER

old-established
old-fashioned
old-fashionedly
old-line
old-line party
old-liner
old-looking
old-maidish
old-media
old-money
old-skool
old-style
old-talk
old-time
old-time dance
old-time dancing
old-womanish
old-world
old-worldly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD-TIMER

aimer
autotimer
big-timer
disclaimer
egg timer
first-timer
flextimer
full-timer
Latimer
Maritimer
Mortimer
Oppenheimer
overtimer
part-timer
primer
ragtimer
self-timer
small-timer
timer
two-timer

Synonyms and antonyms of old-timer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «old-timer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD-TIMER

Find out the translation of old-timer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old-timer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old-timer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老前辈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

veterano
570 millions of speakers

English

old-timer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराना सिपाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العمر الموقت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старожил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

veterano
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরাতন বাসিন্দা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vétéran
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemasa lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oldtimer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

古いタイマー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고참
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas-wektu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cũ hẹn giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய டைமர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुन्या काळाचे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

eski zaman
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

veterano
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

staruszku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старожил
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bătrâne
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

old - timer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou - timer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gamling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

old-timer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old-timer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-TIMER»

The term «old-timer» is regularly used and occupies the 61.776 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-TIMER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «old-timer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «old-timer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old-timer

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4 QUOTES WITH «OLD-TIMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word old-timer.
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Herb Alpert
I'm an old-timer in the business from the sense that when you do something that you feel good about there might be another person out there who feels the same way, or a hundred or a couple million.
2
Franklin P. Jones
You're an old-timer if you can remember when setting the world on fire was a figure of speech.
3
Bill Veeck
I was in the game for love. After all, where else can an old-timer with one leg, who can't hear or see, live like a king while doing the only thing I wanted to do?
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Richard D. Zanuck
I was practically born and raised at 20th Century Fox studio, started to work there selling papers when I was around seven years old, and every summer vacation from school I would work in a various department at the studio. So I was an old-timer when I was 15.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD-TIMER»

Discover the use of old-timer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old-timer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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99 Cent Adventure Time Stories Old-timer
Old-timer learned, in bitterness, that the top of any ladder is an insecure place, but he teetered there gloriously for a few years before he crashed. Now, in all kindness, they called him “Oldtimer.” They could not know that the nickname hurt; that ...
William Bruner, 2014
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The Old Timer: Songs I Wrote
Songs I Wrote Agie Estep. i would like to dedicate this songbook to my beautiful and loving wife Phyllis for the .last fifty nine years. To my family and friends who enjoy my singing. guitar playing and entourage me to write songs that reflect my ...
Agie Estep, 2013
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Reminiscences of an old timer
George Hunter. allowed my wife to landlord it, and I went East with a few car- loads of horses. While stopping a few days in Dakota I was induced by a few newly made friends to speak a little piece (they called it a lecture) about the resources ...
George Hunter
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Adventure, Horror, Mystery Classics Best Seller's for 99 ...
1930 Old-timer By \Villiaiii Bruner Sport Story Magazine, First April Number, 1930 Oldtimer By WilliamBruner. Youth and maturity paired to make tough opposition in the six'day grind. Domian had ever stood out as a clean. spotting racer.
William Bruner, 2014
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An Old-Timer Isn't Something You Drive: 285 Englischfehler ...
Right. 1. Oldtimer is not old-‐timer. This is followed by the corrected sentence. Corrected sentences are underlined and corrections are in bold. An alternative answer may also be listed. In this example it is possible to replace “old-‐timers” with ...
Michael Collett, 2014
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Old Timer's Disease
Kent C. Griswold. Old Timer's Disease Old Timer's Disease Kent C. Griswold.
Kent C. Griswold, 2007
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The Old Timer vOLUME 2: Original Songs I Wrote
Original Songs I Wrote Agie Estep. touch the heart of someone and help them to enjoy the simple music I write, sing and play. Godhas blessed mewith a longlifeof music anda finecountry to raisemy family.We Americans livein the land of the ...
Agie Estep, 2014
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Old-timer's Stories and Knowledge of Horses
At seventeen went droving in the Gulf and has broken in Brumbies. He has owned a Thoroughbred Horse Stud and has trained many horses including race horses. This book is about Ken's knowledge and stories about horses.
Ken Hall, 2011
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Log Home Living
Whether you want to purchase your logs by the linear foot or are in need of a log package, Old Timer can supply you with an estimate at no charge. Old Timer Log & Supply primarily manufactures eastern white pine heartwood, but we are not ...
10
Field & Stream
$3 REBATE ON SELECTED OLD TIMER KNIVES. Old Timer Knives. Just like Gran'Dads . . . from their razor sharp high carbon steel blades, to the comfortable heft of their sawcut Staglon® handles. And with this $3 rebate, the time has never  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD-TIMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term old-timer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tom Seaver on how Mets are mishandling their 'stud muffins'
Hear him out — this is not just an old-timer saying it was better in his day. He believes the deeper in games these pitchers go, the better they ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
2
Theatre and poetry at the Latitude Festival
... first-timer, one old-timer, one pregnant. For all their bickering and anger, ultimately none conceals her fear, and the piece's effect far outlasts ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Sichuan senior takes dive off his bike, tries to frame good Samaritan …
Local police responded quickly to the incident and checked the surveillance footage, which clearly showed the old-timer falling off his bike and ... «Shanghaiist, Jul 15»
4
Fern Acres available for your next event
Large leafy hostas sit below towering trees and big old-timer stumps mix in with the new life. A fence circles the property and large rusty wheels ... «Forks Forum, Jul 15»
5
Why was successful bus route scrapped?
He also featured Doncaster sporting legend, Bruce Woodcock, with his arm around old-timer, Iron Hague, an equally popular boxing legend ... «The Star, Jul 15»
6
Saddle Sore: Handled with care
Once again, the bridle was in the hands of an old-timer as native Aspenite Glen Smith was given the bridle by Bealmear. If you want history, the ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
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Remembering Lake Worth bar that gave us the 'cremation' sign
But that still doesn't make him an old-timer at Harry's Banana Farm. “I know some regulars who have been coming for 40 years,” said Destout. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
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Oregon family farms celebrate 150 years
"I sound like an old-timer, but I'm not that old," John W. said with a laugh. Things are only going to continue to change with advances in ... «Corvallis Gazette Times, Jul 15»
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Where dreams once rolled
H S Wadhera, another old-timer, remembers the rink as "the perfect place to socialize." "In fact I know of many people who met at 'The Rink' and ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Former minor league teammates play catch-up at FIBI Old-Timer's
Krizmanich said he hadn't played baseball in about 30 years, and that streak continued Thursday as he decided not to play in the Old-Timer's ... «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Old-Timer [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/old-timer>. Apr 2024 ».
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